Untitled Art, Miami Beach’s 12th edition has truly ushered in the next era for the fair as the curatorial destination on the beach.
Our team is beyond proud to have welcomed over 55,000 institutional, collector, and public attendance from the United States and abroad this week to explore a range of tightly curated gallery presentations and multi-strand programs that championed new trailblazing voices alongside established names. Guests discovered 166 Exhibitors from 38 countries, listened to over 20 Panels, and experienced this year’s dedicated program of 10 Performances.
Throughout the fair, galleries from various regions and levels showcased positive exchanges with institutions and established and emerging private collectors, resulting in widespread sales, particularly with works by women-identifying artists. Reported transactions from exhibitors, spanning a broad spectrum of prices including sales reported at $500,000 USD and above, indicate a strong appetite for cutting-edge and experimental artworks and the overall strength of the taste-making art market, which underscores the collecting trend that Untitled Art has continuously been advocating for.
Coupled with a heady mix of presentations and exceptional sales, our fair witnessed the most well-attended edition with a record number of VIPs and institutional representatives. It’s fair to say that the 2023 edition was a canvas for fresh ideas and perspectives, epitomizing our dedication to pushing artistic boundaries.”
— Clara Andrade Pereira, Untitled Art’s Director of Development and Curatorial Affairs
Tapping into the growing interest amongst a new demographic of audiences as well as educating and empowering new art patrons with two new curatorial focuses addressing gender equality and technological advance, the fair featured over 600 artists, including a significant representation of female/non-binary artists (nearly 60%) and BIPOC, Latin American, and Asian artists (approximately 37%).
In partnership with our 2023 Prize Partners and The Untitled Art Ambassadors Committee, and with a value of over $150,000 USD—the most prize the largest amount of prize money ever awarded at the fair and any fair during this Miami Art Week—eight of this year’s nine prizes winners were announced, ranging from acquisitions to artist residencies around the world. Read further about this year’s 2023 Exhibitor Prizes winners on our website.
Reports of increasing gender equality in the art world have rarely, if ever, been matched by the data. But sales from the opening day of the Untitled Art fair on Tuesday reveal that 67% of works reported to be sold were by women artists.
— Women come to the fore at Untitled Art fair by Anny Shaw with The Art Newspaper
This year’s Special Projects also celebrated presentations that called attention to key issues and radical voices in the arts, including the 2023 recipient of the NXTHVN Visiting Artist Prize Awilda Sterling-Duprey’s Blindfolded (2020-present) – as part of the artist’s ongoing series activated through performance – presented at the fair by El Kilómetro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and previously included in Whitney Biennial 2022; Zielinsky’s (Barcelona, Spain / São Paulo, Brazil) presentation of Epidermic Scapes by Vera Chaves Barcellos where an edition of the work was acquired at the fair by esteemed Miami-based collector and institutional patron Jorge M. Pérez; and an exceptional collection of limited-edition pieces by the late Luis Ortiz Monasterio (1906-1990) that debuted outside of Mexico, showcased by Ediciones Marea, in collaboration with the Pedro Reyes Studio, among others.
As Untitled Art’s new Official Partner this year, Resy, in collaboration with Delta SkyMiles and American Express, presented a beach-front pop-up experience curated by James Beard and Top Chef Winner Stephanie Izard during the day as well as fine dining events that featured acclaimed chefs, Ayesha Nurdjaja (Chef and Partner of Shukette in New York City; 2022 James Beard Award Finalist Nominee), Gregory Gourdet (Chef and Founder of Kann in Portland, OR; 2023 James Beard Award winner) and Virgilio Martínez (Chef and Owner of Central in Lima, Peru, No.1 on the 2023 World’s 50 Best Restaurants List).
Untitled is the rare event that reminds you straightforwardly and unpretentiously where you are, and at this year’s edition many of the exhibitors have eagerly embraced the locus operandi. Which is to say that the work is enthusiastically fun, proving that looking at contemporary art need not feel like a penitential slog.
—Brian P. Kelly with The Wall Street Journal
And Maximiliano Durón picks his Best Booths at Untitled Art Miami Beach, From Potato Sculptures to Ominous Razors with ARTnews.
It was our fourth time participating in the fair and our most successful yet. All but one of the works we sold went to new collectors and two institutions. We participate in Untitled Art in order to meet gallerists, and hopefully discover a new artist we’d like to begin working with. Our booth presented new paintings by gallery artist Radu Oreian, a Romanian-born artist my boyfriend and I discovered at Untitled Art three years ago, evidence that Untitled Art helps make the art world truly international.
—Quang Bao, Founder, 1969 Gallery (New York, NY)
This was our first time participating at Untitled Art, and we were thrilled with the response to our presentation of Malaysian artist Justin Lim. The fair’s eclectic program was very conducive for us to introduce a solo exhibition by an artist from a new geographical context to different audiences. We had a very productive week reconnecting with old friends and engaging with new clients, which resulted in us selling additional works apart from the ones presented at the booth.
—Stella Chang, Director, Richard Koh Fine Art (Singapore / Bangkok, Thailand / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Untitled Art is the premier fair for discovery and interacting with global collectors. As an African gallery that is about to open an outpost in Los Angeles, connecting with the US audience has been invaluable. We’ve had strong sales, museum acquisitions and secured residency opportunities for our artists.
—Jana Terblanche, Director, Southern Guild (Cape Town, South Africa)
Our team would like to extend a very special thank you to our Official Partners, Digital Partner, Prize Partners, Education Partner, Programming Partners, Cultural Partners, Media Partners, Online Marketplace Partner, and Fair Partners, as well as our Untitled Art Ambassadors Committee. It is because of their support that our team was able to produce the incredible 12th edition of Untitled Art, Miami Beach.
Thank you to all our VIP guests for joining us this year and for your continued support of our program. We look forward to seeing you at year-round VIP events in 2024,
The Official Partners of Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2023 are Chase Private Client, By Michael Miller, Champagne Pommery, Rado, and Resy, in partnership with Delta SkyMiles and American Express. Our Digital Partner is Vortic, who is also one of our Prize Partners this year alongside 21c Museum Hotels, CCA Andratx, Fountainhead, Her Clique, NXTHVN, Pébéo, and Platform. Programming Partners also include 99 Canal, Chargeurs Philanthropies, Commissioner, Desert X, and For Freedoms. Our Education Partner is Sotheby’s Art Institute, and our Online Marketplace Partner is Artsy. Blacklane is our Transportation Partner. With the support of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority.
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